For those in the nation’s capital, the SpringOUT Festival in November is when the city’s LGBTI pride can be celebrated in an exuberant fashion. Matthew Wade took a sneak peek as festival organisers prepared for its 17th year.

The ACT’s upcoming bill to clear historic convictions of consensual homosexual activities prior to its decriminalisation has been welcomed, but questions have been raised on whether it will properly “expunge” them.